Diode Definition

dīōd
diodes
noun
diodes
An electronic device with two electrodes, as either an electron tube with an anode and a cathode or a transistor with a pn junction, used mainly as a rectifier since it conducts current in only one direction.
Webster's New World
An electron tube with a cathode and anode.
American Heritage
A two-terminal semiconductor device used chiefly as a rectifier.
American Heritage

An electronic device that allows current to flow in one direction only; a valve.

Wiktionary
Synonyms:
  • rectifying tube
  • rectifying valve
  • junction rectifier
  • semiconductor diode
  • crystal rectifier

Other Word Forms of Diode

Noun

Singular:
diode
Plural:
diodes

Origin of Diode

  • Learned formation, coined by William Eccles in 1919, after Greek δίοδος.

    From Wiktionary

Diode Sentence Examples

  • A light emitting diode, or LED, first hit the lighting scene back in the 1920s.

  • He works with several types of lasers to meet his clients' needs, including the LightSheer XC Diode Laser that is suitable for all skin colors, including tanned skin.

  • The quick way to determine the problem is to test the capacitor or diode.

  • The high voltage section consists of special kind of capacitor and diode arrangement.

  • That stands for Active Matrix Organic Light Emitting Diode and it makes for remarkably vibrant colors.

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Words Starting With

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Words Ending With

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